Ballarat Health Services Foundation
Ballarat Health Services Foundation - Putting your health first
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Running for the kids
Thanks to ultramarathon runner Ned Whyte for raising $2,346 for the kid's ward. Ned recently undertook a 24 hour ultramarathon around Lake Wendouree immediately prior to taking part in Run Ballarat! In total Ned ran 173km! Well done Ned. He's pictured here with BHS Director of Foundation and Fundraising Geoff Miller.
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Grammar toy donation
Thanks to the Year 11 Macpherson House girls from Ballarat Grammar who visited BHS recently. During their visit they donated toys to children in the Kid's Ward, Special Care Nursery and Maternity Unit.
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Clunes donates to BRICC

The Clunes Daffodil Group has raised more than $3,000 for BRICC earning themselves a place on the ‘Wall of Flowers’.

The group of 15 residents, which is passionate about local causes, raised the money during a Daffodil Day sale at the Clunes Town Hall on 26 August this year.

Photo: Clunes Daffodil Group member Carol Burt visited BRICC last week to present a cheque for more than $3,000.
About the Foundation

The Ballarat Health Services Foundation was established in 1989 to help fund the development of health facilities and medical equipment within Ballarat Health Services. BHS continues to be the region’s leading healthcare provider and referral centre for acute, aged and mental health services in Ballarat and Western Victoria.

Evolving from Ballarat's rich and colourful past, BHS has links back as far as the Eureka Rebellion, with the Base Hospital's Queen Elizabeth Centre's predecessors established in the 1850s to care for the sick and injured miners. Today the care continues with the support of the Foundation.

You can contact Geoff Millar at the Foundation office by telephone on 03 5320 4093, by email foundation@bhs.org.au or by post PO Box 577 Ballarat 3353.
The Foundation's work

The Foundation’s fundraising complements income from government and enhances the service and care provided by BHS' staff.

Some of our fundraising efforts have included a $250,000 contribution to the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre, major contributions to the redevelopment of the Base Hospital’s Emergency Department, $100,000 towards equipment for the Ballarat Base Hospital’s sixth operating theatre and $30,000 towards defibrillators and resuscitation equipment.

Each year, the Foundation also champions the annual Dry July fundraiser for the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre.
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